St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-01
DR.. COX IN A BOX.
The Story OF His Career
Among the Women Reads
Like a Romance.
He Has Been Married Several
Times Which Gets Him
Into Trouble.
Prohibition Responsible For
Peculiar Features in the
Iowa Campaign.
A Physician Arrested on the
Charge Of Stealing a
Woman's Body.

Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE. Oct. 31.-Dr. Joseph P.
Cox, of Hayward, Wis, against whom
Mary c. Cox nee Pealock), of St. Paul,
claiming to be his legal wife, commenced
action at ST. Paul Saturday for divorce,
on the ground of adultery, is very well
known here, and his career is seldom
paralleled. as learned from himself, his
associates and court records. He is
about thirty-five years old and ia irly
good looking. He came to this city from
st. Paul in April, 1885. and became con-
nected with the American Hospital Aid
association. Jan. ), 1856, he was arrested
here and taken to st. Paul to answer
the accusation of the young lady who
now brings suit for divorce, and who
then charged him with betraying her.
After being taken to st. Paul, DR.. Cox,
TO settle the action, married the young
lady, who is a daughter of a well-tO-dO
German citizen of st. Paul. then in the
restaurant business. The marriage
ceremony was performed Jan. +, and
DR.. Cox soon afterWarQ
RETURNED ALONE TO EAU CLAIRE.
During the following summer he be-
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L. Strickland. bookkeeper of middle
age residing on the West side, and, as
result of the acquaintance. DIR. Cox was
accused by Mr.. Strickland and his
daughter of taking unfair advantage of
the latter'S affections by going through
a deceptive and illegal form of the mar
riage ceremony with the young lady.
Mr.. Strickland supposed for some time
that his daughter was really legally mar
ried to DR.. Cox. \ result of the union
was a child, who, it is claimed, was sent
to Hayward by DR.. Cox and placed in
charge of a Mrs. Smalk. About two
months ago the child was taken sick, and
was attended by DR.. Cox, but died. In
the meantime Miss Strickland and her
father, suspecting something wrong
about the marriage, had impOrtuned DR..
Cox for explanations, but he showed a
marriage certificate which, Mr.. Strick-
land claims. was signed with the name
of local clergyman, who told other
parties that no such parties were ever
married by him. Miss Strickland and
DR. Cox finally parted, and the lady
went to Canada, where she is now said
to be living. DR.. Cox, it is alleged, sup
ported her for some time. DR.. Cox left
Eau Claire in September, 1856, and went
to Hayward. small town in the pine
started and now operates wOodmen'S
hospital. Some months ago at Hayward
he
MARRIED A MISS TOWNSEND.
Early last summer Mrs. Cox NEE Miss
PealOck), of st. Paul, instituted at Hay
ward an action against DR.. Cox for
bigamy before Justice Bunker. The
st. Paul lady had heard of DIR. COX'S
escapadeS and was after revenge. He
was bailed out, and the trial is to take
place at Hayward the last Tuesday in
November. 1t is said DR.. Cox has
strong grip i'll Hayward, and that he
and some of the authorities are great
friends. The local paper suppressed
the affair. DR.. Cox came originally from
OcOntO, a Northern Wisconsin town,
and he has told his associates here great
stories Of his youthful exploits with
women. His mother resides at OcOntO,
and his father, on the invalid list of a
benevolent society, lives in Florida. 1t
is alleged that DR.. Cox was first married
at OcOnto, his wife dying in childbirth
from an overdose of a narcotic. and that
he was subsequently married in SaxtOn,
Oak, before going to ST, Paul. He was
a student in Milwaukee, and is said to
have at one time studied for the priest
lOOd.